There has been a recent uptick in the number of game developers interested in including metaverse features. Japanese mobile entertainment provider Gumi has established a strategic partnership with other Japanese firms Square Enix and SBI Holdings. Through the issuing of additional shares with a value of $52.7 million. SBI Holdings
January 1, 2023 1 min read
Russia’s interim leader between Vladimir Putin’s two terms as president Dmitry Medvedev claims that the Bretton Woods monetary system will collapse next year, bringing down the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank with it. This week, he shared his predictions for the year 2023 in a series of funny
January 1, 2023 2 mins read
After being the first African nation to legalize bitcoin over eight months ago. The Central African Republic (CAR) has announced it would not list its “Sango” digital currency. Sango Coin’s marketing staff apparently made the announcement in a Telegram channel, citing “current market conditions” as the reason. The CAR group
December 31, 2022 1 min read
According to Chinese journalist Colin Wu, popular cryptocurrency exchange Huobi will lay off a large chunk of its personnel and reduce the compensation of top employees. Reportedly, the business plans to lay off between 600 and 800 workers, down from its current headcount of 1,200, the report said. Furthermore, the
December 31, 2022 2 mins read
On Friday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the Philippines issued a notice against the use of unlicensed cryptocurrency exchanges. SEC strongly cautioned and recommended the public not interact with unregistered and unregulated cryptocurrency exchanges, That are accessible and presumed to be functioning in the Philippines, according to a
December 30, 2022 1 min read
In a statement released on Thursday, the Japanese branch of defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX said it plans to begin repaying client holdings in February 2023. Liquid Japan is a cryptocurrency trading platform that was recently bought by FTX Trading Ltd in an undisclosed agreement, and FTX Japan has announced that
December 30, 2022 1 min read
Despite the bleak crypto market environment and the collapse of FTX, the government of Japan has agreed to make listings by cryptocurrency exchange in the nation simpler. Japan is relaxing its strict crypto laws even as the ripple effects of FTX’s downfall are still being felt across the industry and
December 29, 2022 1 min read
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that the weekly withdrawal limit for individual banking customers would increase to $1,120 (N500,000) from January 9, 2023, from the current limit of under $50 (established on December 6). The CBN has imposed a cash withdrawal limitation for corporations of $11,200, a
December 23, 2022 1 min read
The proposed merger between Bullish, a crypto exchange backed by Peter Thiel, and Far Peak Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), has been called off. With the merger agreement reached in July 2021, Far Peak and Bullish planned the cryptocurrency exchange would be listed on the New York
December 23, 2022 1 min read
Audit firms doing crypto company audits may expect heightened attention from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC has voiced worry about the possibility of investors being given a false sense of security by auditing reports, increasing their vulnerability to cryptocurrencies. This comes after a number of cryptocurrency
December 22, 2022 2 mins read